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HTM Yaris · 05-21-2010, 07:37 PM

Last week I had some Dunlop Dirreza Star Spec Z1 installed on Coryn . My previous tires were the Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 . They were decent tires . Excellent in the rain and mud actually . Decent controllable traction at its 240 treadwear limit . Its pricey though , $ 118 a tire . But you can get 35,000 miles or more from a set of the Michelins .

So I put 400 slow and easy miles on the Dunlops . Then I went to Deals Gap Tn (aka Tail of the Dragon ) yesterday . Let me just say that Coryn feels like a new car . Everything is now perfect .

Of course I got it all on HD video , which will be posted in the next few days .

bronzebullet232 · 05-21-2010, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by HTM Yaris

Last week I had some Dunlop Dirreza Star Spec Z1 installed on Coryn . My previous tires were the Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 . They were decent tires . Excellent in the rain and mud actually . Decent controllable traction at its 240 treadwear limit . Its pricey though , $ 118 a tire . But you can get 35,000 miles or more from a set of the Michelins .

So I put 400 slow and easy miles on the Dunlops . Then I went to Deals Gap Tn (aka Tail of the Dragon ) yesterday . Let me just say that Coryn feels like a new car . Everything is now perfect .

Of course I got it all on HD video , which will be posted in the next few days .

Haha! I got my 205/50/15 Star Specs on yesterday too. So AWESOME. Went and hauled ass through Mulholland and Decker out in Malibu. Awesome canyons. The car feels so dialed.

schleppy · 05-23-2010, 11:44 AM

Looking forward to the video!

Thirty-Nine · 05-23-2010, 02:55 PM

I was thinking of getting these when I need to replace the all-season Falkens. (I have winter tires now)

Loren · 05-23-2010, 04:51 PM

Star Specs will definitely put a smile on your face. :)

zachryboles · 05-23-2010, 05:49 PM

do any nation chains order these for you? i live in DFW texas and im about to change out to these tires next month but havent found anyone yet

HTM Yaris · 05-24-2010, 12:21 PM

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

detroiter · 05-24-2010, 01:11 PM

What size tire did you end up running with?

HTM Yaris · 05-24-2010, 03:15 PM

195/55/15

Smile is a good assessment . Perma Grin is more accurate

zachryboles · 05-25-2010, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by HTM Yaris

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

Problem is i dont have the place or knowledge to mount these bad boys.

05-21-2010, 07:37 PM	#1
HTM Yaris resident senior View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south Carolina Posts: 814	Impressive Last week I had some Dunlop Dirreza Star Spec Z1 installed on Coryn . My previous tires were the Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 . They were decent tires . Excellent in the rain and mud actually . Decent controllable traction at its 240 treadwear limit . Its pricey though , $ 118 a tire . But you can get 35,000 miles or more from a set of the Michelins . So I put 400 slow and easy miles on the Dunlops . Then I went to Deals Gap Tn (aka Tail of the Dragon ) yesterday . Let me just say that Coryn feels like a new car . Everything is now perfect . Of course I got it all on HD video , which will be posted in the next few days . __________________

05-23-2010, 02:55 PM	#4
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	I was thinking of getting these when I need to replace the all-season Falkens. (I have winter tires now) __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

05-23-2010, 04:51 PM	#5
Loren What? Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Safety Harbor, FL Posts: 1,006	Star Specs will definitely put a smile on your face. :) __________________ ----------------------- Loren@InvisibleSun.org -----------------------

05-23-2010, 05:49 PM	#6
zachryboles Chunk love Yarii View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Silver 3DR Yaris Liftback Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ft. Worth, Tx Posts: 331	do any nation chains order these for you? i live in DFW texas and im about to change out to these tires next month but havent found anyone yet __________________ Yarii's falice enhancement list: 30% Tint W/ 15% Rear Tint, Tanabe DF210 Springs,Tanabe Concept-G Exhaust,Injen CAI,Piggies SSK Recent Kills: 06 Vette, 08 Cobalt SS, ?? Civic Del Sol, 10 Audi TT

05-24-2010, 12:21 PM	#7
HTM Yaris resident senior View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south Carolina Posts: 814	http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes __________________

05-23-2010, 11:44 AM	#3
schleppy I love momentum. View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris LB, Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 587	Looking forward to the video!

05-24-2010, 01:11 PM	#8
detroiter Drives: 2008 Polar White LB Auto Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 1,238	What size tire did you end up running with? __________________ I live my life a quarter pounder at a time. And for those 500 calories or more, I'm free. I need FRIES! Two of them. The big ones. Oh, and I need them tonight. You're lucky the double shot of BBQ sauce didn't blow the seam on your nugget box. There she is, 2 pounds of pure beef. My dad ate it in 9.0 seconds flat. Check it out, it's like this. If I lose, winner takes my happy meal. But if I win, I take the burger and the toy. To some people, that's more important.

05-24-2010, 03:15 PM	#9
HTM Yaris resident senior View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south Carolina Posts: 814	195/55/15 Smile is a good assessment . Perma Grin is more accurate __________________

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